Senators Say C.I.A. Misled Filmmakers

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

January 3, 2013

Lawmakers are accusing the C.I.A. of misleading the makers of the movie about the raid on Osama bin Laden, “Zero Dark Thirty,” by telling them that waterboarding and similar techniques helped track down the terrorist. A three-year Senate investigation showed that such methods produced no useful intelligence. The C.I.A.’s acting director, Michael Morell, recently contradicted that, saying harsh techniques did produce some tips that led to Bin Laden. In a letter to the C.I.A. this week, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California; John McCain, Republican of Arizona; and others asked Mr. Morell to back up his claim and to share documents showing what the filmmakers were told. The C.I.A. says it will cooperate.